Final Exam - Executing Strategy Volkswagen do Brasil: Drving Strategy with the Balanced Scorecard Name: Roy Stoop Student number: 5877431 MSc Business Studies/Business Administration – Marketing Track University of Amsterdam (UvA) Date of submission: 23-10-2014 Case questions 1. What challenges does Thomas Schmall face upon becoming CEO of Volkswagen do Brasil (VWB)? 2. Describe VWB’s new strategy and comment on it in terms of quality of strategic thinking. 3. Does the strategy map (Exhibit
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any database in the OCLS written by either of these individuals. Here is my submission based on the only article by that title I was able to locate from the Harvard Business Review. Article Summary: In the article “It’s not “unprofessional” to gossip at work” published for Idea Watch’s Defend Your Research series for the Harvard Business Review‚ Giuseppe “Joe” Labianca defended the research findings he achieved in a study of a branch of a U.S. company regarding gossip. Labianca conducted this
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What features of LECO account for its long-term success in the US? There are several factors that have contributed to the long-term success of Lincoln Electric in the US. Most notably‚ the productivity of the labor force and the efficiency of operations have generated a competitive advantage over the market. Existing and potential competitors are not able to produce at the same low costs and subsequently are not able to offer competitive prices to the market‚ thus increasing LECO ’s market share
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SKYPE Student Number: 10012274 Executive Summary This report provides an analysis and evaluation on defining Skype’s core business following eBay’s sale of the business. Methods of analysis include an external analysis compromising of consumer and competitor analysis as well as an internal SWOT analysis. The research draws attention to the fact that while Skype has the ability to reach critical user mass‚ it finds itself in a situation where it is no longer serving the needs of an e-commerce
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UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI Case 1 Dr Pepper-Snapple Inc: Energy Drinks MKTG 5320 Wesley Gordon Introduction In the ever changing world of customer needs and expectations Dr Pepper-Snapple was faced with an increased customer focus on energy drinks. This area‚ when exploited correctly‚ is a high growth and high margin beverage business. In early September 2007‚ Andrew Baker had his marching orders. He emerged out a long discussion about entering the energy drink business and off he went.
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innovative ways to use its customer data to improve its business performance and how to better serve clients. The CRM data system developed by RBC could capture millions of daily client transactions; the final goal is to serve the customer at the individual level. This RBC’s vision was confirmed by a study realized in 1997 which revealed that customers wanted banking where they were: Well understood‚ their needs anticipated and their business was valued. In this Environment‚ mass marketing to huge
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Caso Snapple ¿Recuerdas los años 80‚ Philip? - Obvio. Dios odiaba los 80. - ¿No le gustaba nada de los 80? Le gustaba el jugo Snapple. - ¿A Dios le gustaba el jugo Snapple? Si‚ pero no todos los sabores. Episodio de Chicago Hope‚ serie de televisión. Arnie Greeberg‚ Leonard Marsh y Hyman Goleen eran amigos desde el colegio. En 1972 formaron una empresa y vendían jugos naturales de manzana a tiendas de alimentos naturales en Greenwich Village bajo la marca de Snapple y a fines de los
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Spring 2010 Ameritrade - Harvard Case Study Background: Ameritrade Holding Corporation is securities brokerage services and technology-based financial services firm from the United States. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Omaha‚ Nebraska. “Ameritrade MERITRADE for self-directed retail investors; TD AMERITRADE Institutional that provides brokerage and custody services; trading platforms that enables research and analysis; a suite of education
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Harvard Business Case: Ducati Introduction After the introduction of Federico Minoli‚ Ducati has transformed from a company on the verge of bankruptcy into one of the most profitable motorcycle manufacturers in the world. But this is not enough for Minoli‚ who currently considers entering the Harley Davidson niche: introducing a Ducati cruiser. However‚ according to the analysis below – prepared using some basic strategic questions - this would not be a very wise
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Snapple Case Analysis Snapple Case Analysis In 1972‚ Snapple had a modest beginning in Brooklyn‚ New York. Initially‚ Snapple beverages were sold to health-food stores and Snapple became successful by launching innovative products‚ based on fruit juices and teas‚ into the beverage market. Snapple was a brash newcomer which won over New Yorkers and soon the rest of the US. Homemade freshness and endearing amateurism was a part of the Snapple brand. Some brands just want to have fun and from
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